Remote-controlled ceramic models of military vehicles by Bezalel Academy graduate Oz Biri aim to open discourse on the "absurdity" of war.

The project features three sorts of remote-controlled military vehicles. The choice of ceramic as the primary material is meant to represent life in a war-torn country.
"The absurdity was demonstrated by connecting the fragile material to the remote-controlled toy. The life of the object is in the hands of the user," he explained. "The powerful look and feel of military vehicles is contradicted and transformed by the use of a fragile material."

To craft the pieces, Biri used a 3D printer to create molds for plaster casts of all three vehicle types. These were then filled with ceramic casting material and left to set. The tires were crafted out of flexible silicone, while the electronic components were designed specifically to fit the ceramic shell.
"The vehicle shapes are sparse in detail and do not attempt to completely imitate real military vehicles because I wanted to compel viewers to connect to their personal associations and not to dictate their thoughts," said Biri.

"In this project, I have chosen to deal with the way in which I coped with my personal trauma over the years," he said.
"My intention was to emphasise the traumas experienced by the residents of this tense region throughout their lives and to demonstrate the destructive consequences that war brings."
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